I have been asked how does English Paper Piecing work with glue sticks?
1 – Cut out your shape – I am using my rotary cutting that is on the turntable so I can leave in place and keep the fabric in one spot. I put my template on a small stack of fabric
2 – put your ruler over the fabric and the templates, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance on all sides.
3 – place your template in the center, leaving the seam allowance.
4 – I use Fons & Porter wash out glue stick – (refills available in 2 packs)
5- Run your glue stick lightly on the edge of the template or on the edge of the fabric – it works the same no matter which area. Then finger press your seam over the template.
6 – all 3 sides are pressed over – leave the tails on is what it says in the book. I imagine it is ok to trim slightly but you don’t want too much cut off – they can be taken care of later -
7 – Get enough back in my box to have enough to work on next time I run out of town 
I also have in my plastic work bag, my rotary cutter, the glue and refills, pins if needed. I also have my sewing needles, threader, the paper templates, scissors and the ruler. Right now I have about 30 or 40 neutral triangles cut out and about the same in the colors with more colors stacked up to be cut. I need to go through scraps and find some more neutrals to put in there as well.
Seeing as I really don’t have that much idle time at moms I’m sure this well be enough once again on the weekend. Now when we travel again I will make sure to have a lot of pieces cut in advance I think so it would be enough to keep me busy for weeks on end and also have a second project for variety.
I hope this little demo helps those that asked. Now if you want to thread baste instead – find someone else if you use the glue though – use it lightly and shouldn’t be a problem!
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